Harold Kerzner

Project Management

A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling

• Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Project management as a discipline grew out of the need during World War II for a system to manage the schedule, cost and specifications of large multitask projects. Project management is now understood as a critical part of any successful, competitive business. This eighth edition of this book on project management is for for corporate training courses or use as a self-study guide to the Project Management Professional Practice Exam. This extensively updated new edition continues to present the fundamentals and applications of project management.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: WILEY & SONS
• ISBN-13: 9780471225775
• ISBN-10: 0471225770
• Artikelnr.: 09372762

Autorenporträt

HAROLD KERZNER, PhD, prominent instructor for the International Institute of Learning (IIL), is currently Professor of Systems Management at Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio and President of Project Management Associates, a consulting and training firm that conducts seminars for leading U.S. and international corporations. He is the recipient of a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois and has taught engineering at that institution and business administration at Utah State University, where he received the 1998 Distinguished Service Award. The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Project Management Institute has honored Dr. Kerzner by instituting the Kerzner Award for Project Management Excellence.

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents:
Preface.
Overview.
Project Management Growth: Concepts and Definitions.
Organizational Structures.
Organizing and Staffing the Project Office and Team.
Management Functions.
Time Management and Stress.
Conflicts.
Planning.
Special Topics.
The Variables for Success.
Working with Executives.
Network Scheduling Techniques.
Project Graphics.
Pricing and Estimating.
Cost Control.
Trade-Off Analysis in a Project Environment.
Risk Management.
Learning Curves.
Modern Developments in Project Management.
Quality Management.
Modern Developments in Project Management.
Critical Chain Project Management.
Quality Management.
Contracts and Procurement.
Appendix A: Solutions to the Project Management Conflict Exercise.
Appendix B: Solution to Leadership Exercise.
Author Index.
Subject Index.